Recipe

Step 1: Place oven rack in middle of oven and preheat to 350ºF.

Step 2: Beat together butter, sugar, vanilla and salt in a bowl with an electric mixer at medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.

Step 3: Reduce speed to low, then add flour and mix until combined.

Step 4: Divide dough in half. Using your hands, form each half into a log 2″ in diameter. Wrap each log tightly in plastic wrap and freeze until firm (at least 20 minutes).

Step 5: To bake, unwrap the dough and slice vertically creating cookie rounds approx. 1/2″ in thickness.

Step 6: Transfer to an ungreased baking sheet arranging about 1/2″ apart. Bake on middle oven rack for 14-16 minutes.

Step 7: Cool cookies on cookies sheets on racks for 5 minutes, then transfer with a spatula (to prevent cookies from breaking while still soft) to racks to cool completely.